'Would you rather love the more, and suffer the more; or love the less, and suffer the less? That is, I think, finally, the only real question.'Author Julian Barnes reads from his forthcoming new novel...Don't forget, leave us a review on iTunes to be in with a chance of winning a copy of the book!Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksSign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletterJulian Barnes - The Only Story **THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Would you rather love the more, and suffer the more; or love the less, and suffer the less? That is, I think, finally, the only real question.First love has lifelong consequences, but Paul doesn’t know anything about that at nineteen. At nineteen, he’s proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention.As he grows older, the demands placed on Paul by love become far greater than he could possibly have foreseen.Tender and wise, The Only Story is a deeply moving novel by one of fiction’s greatest mappers of the human heart.Find out more about the book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1115400/the-only-story/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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